http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/12/man-feds-say-connected-to-anonymous-hackers-man-charged-in-kiss-hacking-case.html By Andrew Blankstein The Los Angeles Times December 13, 2011 A Connecticut man who federal authorities say is linked to the hacking group anonymous has been charged with trying to shut down the website operated by KISS frontman Gene Simmons. Kevin George Poe, 24, of Manchester, Conn., was taken into custody without incident by FBI agents at the federal courthouse in Hartford. Poe allegedly used the screen name spydr101 to a make denial of service attack against GeneSimmons.com. He was charged in a federal grand jury indictment in Los Angeles with one count each of conspiracy and unauthorized impairment of a protected computer. If convicted of the two counts in the indictment, Poe would face a statutory maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. The case against Poe originated with an investigation by the Los Angeles field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. [...] _____________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Wed Dec 14 2011 - 01:37:08 PST
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